§ 108.489 - Helicopter fueling facilities.

§ 108.489 Helicopter fueling facilities.

Cross Reference

Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 76699, Sept. 18, 2024.

(a) Each helicopter fueling facility must have a fire protection system that discharges one of the following agents in the amounts prescribed for the agents over the area of the fuel containment systems around marine portable tanks, fuel transfer pumps and fuel hose reels:

(1) Protein foam at the rate of 6.52 liters per minute for each square meter (.16 gallons per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes.

(2) Aqueous film forming foam at the rate of 4.07 liters per minute for each square meter (.1 gallon per minute for each square foot) of area covered for five minutes.

(3) 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds) of dry chemical (B-V semi-portable) A 160-B fire extinguisher approved under § 162.028 or § 162.039 of this chapter for each fueling facility of up to 300 square feet (27.87 square meters (300 square feet). Extinguishers with larger numerical ratings or multiple letter designations may be used to meet this requirement.

(b) If the fire protection system required by § 108.487 of this subpart is arranged so that it covers both a helicopter fueling facility and a landing deck, the system must have the quantity of agents required by this section in addition to the quantity required by § 108.487.

[CGD 73-251, 43 FR 56808, Dec. 4, 1978, as amended by USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76699, Sept. 18, 2024]